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Gainesville, GA metro area

Metro area housing permits

Gainesville, GA metro area building permits: new housing

1,851 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, +19% on the year before, with $571M of construction value.

1,851
Housing units, last 12 months+19% vs. prior 12: $571M
Construction value: 7%
In 5+ unit buildings125 units: #140
Rankof 922

New housing units permitted per month

Places in the Gainesville, GA metro area

Hall County Unincorporated Area986
Gainesville428
Oakwood223
Flowery Branch174

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	141 units	5 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	79 units	6 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	123 units	12 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	111 units	5 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	134 units	5 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	117 units	5 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	149 units	29 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	187 units	16 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	130 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	132 units	10 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	118 units	12 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2025	132 units	11 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	130 units	19 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	91 units	9 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	151 units	7 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	119 units	15 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	133 units	15 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	132 units	17 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	177 units	10 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	171 units	6 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	235 units	8 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	173 units	6 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	156 units	8 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	183 units	5 in 5+ unit buildings

By building size

Last 12 months. Value is the construction cost reported on the permits.

Building size	Buildings	Units	Value
Single-family	1,703	1,703	$547M
2 units	1	2	$420K
3–4 units	7	21	$3.5M
5+ units	16	125	$19.7M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	1,996	86	$643M
2024	2,339	620	$559M

Key facts

Gainesville, GA metro area permitted 1,851 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $570,514,000 in construction value.
That is +19% compared with the 12 months before (1,553 units).
1,703 were single-family homes and 125 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (16 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $321,102.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 183 units were permitted.
It ranked #140 of 922 U.S. metro and micro areas by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 1,996 units were permitted ($643M).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, data through September 2026. New privately owned housing units authorized by building permits, including the Bureau’s estimates for places that didn’t report; commercial buildings and renovations are not counted. How we use it

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